Hugo Strauß Explained

Hugo Strauß
Birth Date:25 June 1907
Birth Place:Mannheim, German Empire
Death Place:Golodayeva, Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
Sport:Rowing
Club:Mannheimer RC

Hugo Strauß (25 June 1907 – 3 November 1941) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Willi Eichhorn in the coxless pair competition. Strauß was 29 at the time he won,[2] it was also the only time he was in the Olympics. Also in 1936 Germany went on to win the Olympics that year.[3] He was killed during WWII while serving on the Eastern Front.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugo Strauß . Olympedia . 13 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Hugo Strauß Olympic medals and stats . 21 November 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070210142924/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STRAUHUG01 . 10 February 2007 .
  3. Web site: A Map of Olympic Medals - Interactive Graphic . The New York Times. 8 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 8 May 2018.

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